Scripts, templates and online request tools

Scripts, templates and online consultation tools help staff collect consistent information and reduce improvisation under pressure.
These tools do not replace judgement about role boundaries. A template guides which questions to ask; it does not authorise non-clinical staff to interpret symptoms or to ignore escalation rules.
Use tools safely
- Use the current approved version.
- Do not skip required safety questions.
- Do not add clinical labels that the patient did not use.
- Do not change urgency because the system is busy.
- Escalate if the answer does not fit the template.
A template supports safe information gathering; it is not a licence for non-clinical staff to triage around the system.

